Although there has been much speculation of late that Boris Johnson will struggle to forge ties with Joe Biden, the pair’s relationship has got off to a promising start. After making his first phone call to America’s neighbour Canada, the president-elect shared a phone call with the UK Prime Minister.
A Downing Street spokesperson says Johnson used the call to congratulate Biden on his election as president of the United States and vice president-elect Kamala Harris on her historic achievement:
‘They discussed the close and longstanding relationship between our countries and committed to building on this partnership in the years ahead, in areas such as trade and security – including through Nato’.
As was the case in Johnson’s initial tweet offering congratulations, he emphasised to Biden that the pair could work together in tackling climate change – with the Prime Minister inviting him to attend the COP26 climate change summit that the UK is hosting in Glasgow next year. Other
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